Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-06-03

Col. Weld SAYS that rings on cows,
horns indicate the number Of calves
they have had, uot their age by any
means.
An excellent home made axle grease
is made ofitwo parts taflow, two parts
castor oil and one part Of pulverized
black lead.
The country is to be congratulated
upon the fact the New York Court Of
Appeals has "sat down upon the
practice Of coloring butter.
ThesGerman Reichstag committee
on the bill relating to artificial butter
has adopted motion that the stuff
must be called, not butter, but mar
garine, and must not be colored to i'm
itate genuine butter. ~
Use lime freely in all quarters where
poultry is kept. !. Don't forget to add
some carbolic acid to it. Sprinkle the
runs with astrong solution ofsulphurlc
acid, and you need have no fear OF
cholera and othea diseases.
The walnut will no doubt grow fas-
ter in rich and deep soil, yet it is not
necessary to plant it in such. Most
any soil is good enough when once the
tree is.well rooted When planted i'll
poor and rocky soil, holes five feet
wide and three feet deep should be
dug, and an abundance of manure
used.
The barnyard fowl does not thrive
when massed in large numbers; and
only reaches its highest perfection W hen
allowed to follow the customs of its
progenitors in the Indian jungles, and
wander at will in small hocks- This
is one great reason why many poultry
farms become failures
1t is comparatively easy to teach a
young calf 20 be led by the rope, and
if it is to beFretained for use as a COW
the advantage of having this accom-
plishment will greatly increase its
value. Ever. in its calf age doeility in
being easily led will give it more fre-
qusnt changes of feed and other ad-
vantages which viii insure greater
thrift and larger growth.
Bridie-bi should receive the atten.
ton of all careful horsemen The most
adaptable ones should be sought, and
they should be kept in a clean aad
wholesome condition, as they come in
direct contact with the passages to the
vital parts Of mans fonr-footetl friend
It is well to dip them in wa'er before
usings especially in frosty weather.
Pip in fowls is the same disease
which is called aptha in other animals.
1t consists Of inflammation Of the
mouth, with vascular eruptions and
the formation Of scale or scab on the
end OF the tongue. The remedyis to
drop pinch of powdered chlorate OF
potash-i in the mouth aud on the tongue
after having removed the scale with a
needle or small knife.
A wart on horses foot Just above
the hoef should be treated twice day
with strong solution Of nitrate oi
silver or sulphate Of copper. Befor5
new application is made, the crust
should be rubbed Off with piece OF
pumice stone ThesoIutiori should he
used until the wart has completely
disappeared and a raw spot is made
Then the crust or scab should not be
rubbed off, but left for tie pot Of heal
The variety of pea known as tares OF
vetches is not often grown here, bat i:
very largely gro n in England sfor
green fodder for horses and sheep
There area fall and spring variety
the fall kind is sown in August anC
the spring variety as early as the
weather will permit. This crop is ex
celleut for feeding sheep, horses, cows
hogs and poultry, and also for plow
ing in for green manure. One and t;
half bushels oil seed are sown to TIN
''oie'see yxs@s .-.-.s g. sraas ras
The dwarf varieties of peas are no,
SO popular as they were few yeari
ago. People took to them mainly be
cause the vines did not need the trop
bic and expense Of sticking. But they
do not compare in yield with the bes
of the larger sorts. The little vine,
may be, and sometimes are, coyerel
with pots, but they are not larg,
enough to hold full crop, and, whel
once picked, the vines there is more o
a succession Of bloom, giving Longer
picking from the same seeding.
To cure hams, take for ten moderate
sized ones, four pounds Of fine salt, one
pound saltpeter, two pounds brown
sugar, and after mixing, rub on tn.
hams. Place in a tight box in COO
place for several days, then take then
out and cover with strong brine
Leave IN pickle several weeks, wher
they should be rubbed with fresh sal
and hung up for few days to dry
Next, smoke them with green hickory
or walnut until the color Of mahogany
Finally, sew up in canvas and hang uI
to dry. ss
In proportion to the food consumed
there Is more growth the first yeal
than the second, and more the second
than the third and with each succeed
ing year the increase in weight geti
smaller in proportion to the amount O.
food consumed. This being the case
and all stock breeders acknowledge it
how essential it is that-the young an
imal be kept thriving during its frs
and second years growth. If with {
little extra feed and even considerable
extra care, "a single animal can be made
as large and valuable at two years O
age as the average at three years, it i!
possible, that under similar conditions
a dozen, score or hundred animals may
be developed in the same way. The
extra care for the single animal ma,